#48A8CB Color

#48A8CB is rgb(72, 168, 203) in RGB and hsl(196, 56%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A8CB

HEX#48A8CB

RGBrgb(72, 168, 203)

HSLhsl(196, 56%, 54%)

HSVhsv(196, 65%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.103 225.4)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 17%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A8CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A8CB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A8CB Complementary#CB6B48 Analogous#48CBAD Analogous#4867CB Triadic#CB48A8 Triadic#A8CB48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A8CB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60B4D2 #7CC1DA #94CCE1 #ABD7E7 #C3E3EE #DFF0F6

Shades

#3597BB #2D819F #256A83 #1C5063 #143A48 #0C232C

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